Flowers from the undercliff. Episkopi. March 1962
Creator:
Cavendish, Milla
Date:
1962 -03
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Inscriptions:
Inscribed on recto: Flowers form the undercliff. Episkopi. March 1962./ Ophrys insectifera. Fly Orchid. Orchidaceae. /Orchis italica Orchidaceae. / Anemone coronaria L. Ranunculaceae./ Ophrys apifera. Bee Orchid. Orchidaceae./ Faconia Cretica- Zygophyllaceae./Fagonia cretica grows on dry and sunny slopes in the southern part of the island, most in white cretaceous soil. Episkopi, Symbulu, Evd[...]imu and Mazoto. Also found in Syria, Arabia, Crete, Northern Africa, Spain and the Canary Islands. [Holmboe!]. Sanguisorba Spinosa-Rosaceae. Sanguisorba Spinosa plays a prominent part in the landscape. A small shrub, rarely more than 3-4 decimeters high, with numerous, strongly diverging, side-branches, terminating in sharp thorns. [Holmboe!].
Description:
Milla Cavendish lived in Cyprus with her family for many years in the second half of the 20th century. She had a passion for the wild flowers of Cyprus and recorded them meticulously in a series of watercolours. These were published in an album by the Hellenic bank in 1998. Cavendish’s reproductions of the flora of Cyprus were rendered in a delicate and faithful manner. Most importantly, she included the names of each plant and the location in which it was found.
Dimensions:
35 x 25 cm
Signature(s):
Signed with initials M.C
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Acquisition Note:
Donated by Caroline Lassalles, Limassol
Identifier:
PNT-00090
Provenance:
Caroline Lassales (artist’s sister)
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Rights Holder:
© Costas and Rita Severis Foundation
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